Paska
Lake
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Location:
From Kamloops travel west on
the Trans Canada (hwy #1) for 11.4 kms. (7.1 miles), turn south
onto the Coquihalla (hwy #5). Take exit 336 and turn west (right)
on the Lac la Jeune road heading south to Surrey lake, you will
come to the Paska lake road. Turn north (right) on this road and
drive for about 12 km. (7.2 miles) to the lake.
Resorts
& Campsites:
No resorts but Paska has a large semi-open 50 vehicle BCFS campsite
that is motor home accessible. Boat launch is available.
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Fishing
Report: Excellent populations of fresh water shrimp (scuds),
chironomid, caddis, mayfly and dragon fly larvae provide great feed
for fish that grow up to the 3 lb. range. Of course all this points
to a very good fly fishing lake. Be sure to visit Fishbc.com
for angling information!
Nearby
Lakes
Face Lake - Face Lake is located just minutes to the
north of Paska. It also offers a very good fishery for rainbows
up to 3 lbs. There is 1 resort on Face and also a small, treed
10 vehicle BCFS campsite with cartop boat launch.
Dominic Lake - Dominic Lake is located north of Paska.
Elevation is 1524 m. (4999 ft.) with ice-over from November to
late May. It is 36 ha. (90 ac.) in size. A fishing camp can be
found on the lake with cabins and boats. Dominic is stocked with
rainbows and because of it's elevation, fishing is good right
through the ice free season. Trout sizes are small about 1 1/2
lb. but there are lots of them.
Dairy
Lake - Dairy Lake, a small lake 25 ha. (62 ac.)
with an elevation of 1380 m (4528 ft.) located just north of Dominic.
Provides excellent fishing for rainbows ing the 1 to 2 lb. range.
It sometimes suffers from winter kill, however, when it doesn't
over a period of 4 to 5 years, this lake has the potential of
producing some real monsters. A semi-open 8 vehicle BCFS campsite
with cartop boat launching is located on the lake.
Duffy Lake - Duffy Lake is located 4 kms. (2.5 miles)
to the northwest of Dairy lake. It is at an elevation of 1160
m. (3805 ft.) with an ice over time from November to early May.
Duffy is 23 ha. (57 ac.) in size and considered an excellent family
lake with stocked rainbows up to 3 lbs. A semi-open 30 vehicle
BCFS campsite that is motorhome accessible can be found on the
lake. Cartop boat launching is available.
Note:
Always check your current BC Fishing regulations before you start
fishing a new lake.
